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Eagle Rants: November 6, 2012

• @girl looking for a boyfriend, I completely understand, who knows, maybe I'll find you irl one day :)

• @"Seriously, if you are, then I’m either oblivious..." I'm not on Grindr. I think it's sketchy as anything. I'm just saying there are lots of us around who are in the same boat.

• I just need some excitement in my life.

• It feels like this break-up hiatus has been forever. I miss you and just want everything to be okay for us. I know you love me too, so come over here and let's just have some rough, romantic, passionate, loud, longgggg sex. And a major make out session because we've missed each other so much. Okay?

• @I'm scared I'm going crazy: soooo did someone else rant this? Cause it might have been me, but I can't remember. If it wasn't me, I agree with you!!!

• @LDR overdose - I've spent 4 years total in 2 LDRs with people I love/loved very much. It's never easy, but if it's this hard for you to be in an LDR, something is seriously wrong. PLEASE get real help.

• Come along, Pond!

• Forget LDRs, the fact that my girlfriend lives across campus has driven me to start using crack cocaine. #harddrugsornodrugsthatswhatIalwayssay

• @person mad at smoking ban: If you're addicted to nicotine, wear an f-ing nicotine patch. It's narcissistic to subject other people to your toxic fumes by smoking. If you want to do it in your own house, go for it. But don't force others to suffer the consequences of your bad choices when they are simply trying to walk to class. It's called consideration for others.

• btw "perfume" doesn't cause cancer. second hand smoke does. read a book.

• @freshmen never been in a relationship: No there is nothing wrong with that at all. My husband and I never dated until grad school. Now we are doing our PhDs. So glad I waited for the right guy instead of dating around and getting heartbroken.

• I saw that prez Kerwin outlawed smoking. Does that apply to my smokin' hot body? #canIgetanamen [Editor’s Note: slow clap]

• The counseling center has a restricted number of allotted sessions? wtf. How many?

• @girl whose LDR just started: Thank you so much for the support. It means a lot to me. And it always helps to hear. -3 year LDR girl

• I was on the fence about voting for Obama until I saw Dave Matthews play for him.

• What are good shows to watch on netflix that feature LDRs? Already watched Army Wives. Are there any others? Particularly non-military LDRs?

• I was going to vote for Romney, but then Kid Rock started playing with him and Kid Rock had a foursome with that guy from Creed. Those aren't my values.

• I wish Journey would have toured with a presidential candidate, then my decision would have been made easy. If a man can bring Steve Perry and boys back together, he can unite the whole country.

• @Aww, no problem haha, you’re welcome!: I feel you, closure is just what I need. It would be great to just stop all those feelings, you know?

• The real unity the spectacle proclaims masks the class division on which the real unity of the capitalist mode of production is based.

• I read that over like 5 times. I know I should be meeting people, but it's f*cking scary, and not being out isn't helping (no need to tell me to come out, I know I should and don't have a reason why I haven't). But you're right; I'm using grindr as a crutch to keep me comfortable with the status quo. Thanks for the reality check, any and all advice is appreciated. Maybe I'll be able to get rid of it...baby steps right?

• I totally support the single's get together or speed dating idea! Hall councils, student government? Get to it. *clap clap*

• @Freshman not in relationship/not pursuing: Absolutely not. You are in no way a freak..cliche and cheesy ,but everyone does it/develops that part of his or her life at a different pace. If you want a relationship (and you'll eventually be in one) you gotta start somewhere. But if you're not really pursuing, enjoy being single! Spend time with friends, focus on school, etc. You just gotta know what you want at the moment and got for it. -First relationship was sophomore year of college.

• That awkward moment when you're about to have sex with a beautiful girl and then you see the Gary Johnson poster and promptly lose all desire. #ConservativeGuyProblems

• @" <3 hot single girl." Good idea. I'm gonna make a shirt when I go home for thanksgiving.

• I can't believe I once loved you. How could you treat me like this? If I had known a year ago that you would have been like this if/when we broke up, I'd never have wanted a relationship with you. If I'd had any idea that you were capable of being so uncaring and selfish, I'd have never allowed myself to love you.

• If Obama wins reelection I'm going to be so depressed. All the liberals in my class will be elated, but so many of them are willfully blind to his faults and abuses of power. Does the Constitution not matter at all, people? Didn't we all come to despise Bush for similar abuses of executive power. Why do so many give the President a pass? I'm really praying Romney pulls through. #Conservative WorriedBoutAmerica

• Why do we even have a book store? They don't sell books. All they do is lose your orders and waste your time. Amazon all the way!

• Happy Erection day!

• Professor Pine.

• i'm a junior who's never been in a relationship. no big.

• @I feel like the biggest idiot for liking you so much: I feel the same way hahaha. I do read these every night. But how do you know I’m the guy you like? If you’re who I think you are, I like you too!" - you aren't because the guy i'm talking about doesn't do "feelings" :/ sorry

• Mr. Tumnus is in the mudbox. I repeat, Mr. Tumnus is in the mudbox!!!!

• I'm going to miss midnight cigar funtimes with my friends behind Kogod. :( (Yes, I know Kogod is smoke-free, I just really like polluting the lungs of the business students)

• "@ unblock everybody" are you kidding me?! That's like Grindr suicide!!

• I made a fool out of myself in front of two of my idols in music. Now I'm so depressed, I know everyone makes does embarrassing things all the time, but I can't stop thinking about it. Please someone help :[

• Can someone at the Eagle explain why AU students going to an Obama rally get coverage, while Republican students have been doing the same stuff and get no coverage. Emily Yu SPOKE at a Romney rally and that gets no mention. News flash: you're not kidding anyone. Despite what you want everyone to believe, there are dedicated conservative students on campus and they deserve the same consideration and coverage as the liberals. Be. Fair. I'm really sick of this.

• @"hard time imagining the guys in my religious community/almost like religion kills sex drives" For the really devout people, I can see how religion could kill the sex drive. But even with how involved I am in the religious community at AU, that hasn't stopped me yet. I guess it just comes down to taking a chance to get to know them a little better and discover what they are okay with. And more often than not, they have quite a sexual drive under that nice religious guy exterior. Anyway, good luck!

• why is figuring out what classes to register for so difficult? I need ONE liberal arts credit left for my SENIOR year... but argh, so much to choose from! I just want to take another comm class or sign language (both wouldn't count towards the liberal arts credit requirement SOC has... sigh)

• "In the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep Through the valley of fear To the river so deep"

• @"• AU MEN: it actually would be preferable if you wore a shirt that said SINGLE STRAIGHT GUY: ACTUALLY NORMAL. I like knowing if you’re not gay. It’s helpful. <3 hot single girl. " Actually normal? Well that's rude of you.

• @freshman who still has never been in a relationship: Nope, you're Lovely. Kudos. Don't let the "Norm" get tah yah. :D

• So.... What happened with the Open Mic Guy situation?? Did they ever meet?! Cliffhanger status....

• And Editor, I Like You. :) [Editor’s Note: Holla atchya girl]

• @ "just read some "LiberalsRTools" comments/rants/tirades mostly I guess because I hate myself"...you should hate yourself if you are a Liberal Tool (and me thinks you are). The good news is that there is still time to fix your problem. Become a conservative. You will feel better about yourself once you stop f*cking up the country.

• @straight guy: whatever floor.

• To the guy who said he'd commit to the CAUS when I walked by him. Hey;)

• How do you get your friends to stop coming and staying in your room every single evening/night without being rude? It's becoming and a habit and it's starting to get annoying...

• someone today said that you can't be sexist against men. my brain promptly exploded from the stupid.

• To the person that said they're taking up smoking as a protest to this ban: you're such an idiot. I hope lung cancer kills you slowly and painfully. Too many dumbasses here on campus.

• @person looking for pretty much a Pandora equivalent for TV shows: you could possibly try IMDb. It'll have info regarding the show u search, let's call it TV show A, and a "people who liked TV show A also liked these shows/movies" sort of thing. hope this helps.

• Sometimes I regret being single. Then my friend tells me disgusting things a guy who likes her says to her, and suddenly being invisible to guys seems like a blessing. I know you read Eagle Rants, scumbag. Your anon comment was completely uncalled for.

• Being in the hospital for three days made me really appreciate TDR.

• @ "I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?" I think you can in Europe...

• The new proletarian sells his labour power in order to consume. When he's not flogging himself to death to get promoted in the labour hierarchy, he's being persuaded to buy himself objects to distinguish himself in the social hierarchy. The ideology of consumption becomes the consumption of ideology.

• If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.

• @speed dating- I agree!

• @overwhelmed, underwhelmed, and whelmed- Someone is a fan of Young Justice...Awesome :) !

• @Dayman- AAAHHHAAAA!!!

• Should I be concerned that AU is planning to dig an underground parking garage while John Hopkins is conducting a health survey for students and alumni which is related to the former use of Spring Valley to test/dispose of arsenic gas weapons?

• To the self-described blond babe that helped me get back my phone in Ward yesterday: Thank you SO much! 1 month without a phone was something I was looking forward to


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